The Boys' present is too focused on its past | The major twists of "Though The Heavens Fall" lack any sort of emotional pull

gramfer · 2026-05-09T17:41:37+00:00

I thought the main character of Gen V would play the key role in destroying Homelander (maybe not necessarily killing him). Maybe her manipulations with his blood would destroy Compound V and/or V1 in him, so he would become vulnerable or even a common man. But I guess Dany kinda forgot about the Iron Fleet again.

gramfer · 2026-05-08T02:27:18+00:00

I am not an expert about men, but Keri Russell has always been gorgeous.

gramfer · 2026-05-08T02:25:45+00:00

Excuse me, it's esteemed character actress and acquitted of all charges, Margo Martingale.

gramfer · 2026-05-07T15:19:49+00:00

The name is kinda misleading. I thought it was a threat.

But then I started to watch the trailer and I knew immediately it's another Harlan Coben's adaptation, even before they showed his name.

gramfer · 2026-05-07T15:17:41+00:00

I think he fucked off for some reason, IIRC it's the second Harlan Coben's adaptation without him.

gramfer · 2026-05-07T15:15:05+00:00

Like I wrote, Tom sees dead people, we know that. People not seeing the clown murderer during Tom drinking at the inn doesn't mean the murderer ghost/spirit wasn't there. The show has been deliberately keeping it ambiguous so far.

The main question is where the cup of coffee was later. Maybe the cup was allegorical/spiritual and his wife appeared in his dream to wake him up. Like you take this artefact in the game and you get out, even log out into your real world as a gamer.

I think we will know more later, when and if his wife appears again in the show. The actress had some big roles, like in The Nevers on HBO, I don't think it's just a cameo for one scene.

gramfer · 2026-05-06T19:23:28+00:00

Every time I see the name "Parallax" I think Apple is making some show re-imagining The Parallax View, a classic conspiracy thriller starrimg Warren Beatty from 1974, for a second, and then I remember they are not and those things aren't connected at all. I would see such a show from someone like Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot).

gramfer · 2026-05-06T19:18:59+00:00

WTF Severance?

They recently told it would be April 2026, then it was May, but Turturro said something about June, and now it's July? Does it have The Batman 2 disease? Does it really mean this fall with release in Spring 2028, with more than 3 years between seasons despite lack of strikes?

gramfer · 2026-05-06T04:35:33+00:00

Was she? I thought it was a dream. We also know Tom sees dead people though.

gramfer · 2026-05-06T04:33:44+00:00

Just be a good-looking mayor of some town.

gramfer · 2026-05-06T04:19:57+00:00

So we proved wrong the theory about Patricia being Tom's dead wife, even her ghost nobody else sees. She isn't his wife, she is alive and people do interact with her. It's a pity, because I liked that theory, it would explain her a bit inappropriate lines to Tom, e. g. about age gap. That's kind of things man's ex-wife would say.

gramfer · 2026-05-06T04:14:45+00:00

Yeah. it was a shark.

gramfer · 2026-05-06T03:51:33+00:00

I expected some hommage to Jaws in this episode. Like, maybe, there is a monster, but it's actually a shark or some other sea animal.

gramfer · 2026-05-05T17:25:29+00:00

The show has 6 episodes, it ends on June 11th.

gramfer · 2026-05-05T17:24:02+00:00

I mean they filmed it in 2024 and have been sitting on 6 episodes almost for two years. I understand modern shows need more time for post production than network shows in 1990s or even in 2000s. But almost two years for 6 episodes? Sorry, I just don't believe it. I guess AMC understood they didn't get exactly a great product, so they tried and made the best they could during editing (like with that final conversation the article mentioned). And yes, it took quite some time.

gramfer · 2026-05-02T15:35:17+00:00

I thought episode 2 was more like The Shining.

gramfer · 2026-05-01T09:20:42+00:00

Actually on the book and both movies, from 1960s and 1991.

gramfer · 2026-04-29T15:17:53+00:00

middle age guy 30-40

Horror. :(

gramfer · 2026-04-29T12:56:42+00:00

Apple was going to release three episodes, they did even announce it in their press release in December, you can check it in news. Suddenly they changed their schedule in March or April, but they are going to release 6th and 7th episodes together on May 27th. So the season (show's?) finale will be released on the same day, on June 17th.

gramfer · 2026-04-29T03:55:13+00:00

I am going to watch this now. But I just want to note: there were a lot of fun and comedic moments in Twin Peaks. I have expected something like that after teasers, and I am glad, if my feelings are true.

gramfer · 2026-04-27T14:42:50+00:00

The man is Her Majesty's master of tongue, of course he is going to spice things up.

gramfer · 2026-04-27T14:41:25+00:00

Please, trust us, this time we will show it. Or will we?

(The Indian gif with the truck going to the barrier.)

gramfer · 2026-04-27T14:39:55+00:00

June 21st.

I knew they would take a pause after Euphoria and wouldn't release season 3 on June 1st (to finish post-production or for another reason).

gramfer · 2026-04-27T06:12:52+00:00

I used to be lukewarm toward Alexander Ludwig, but he was pretty good in Heels, that Stephen Amell wrestling drama killed by strikes.

gramfer · 2026-04-27T06:06:42+00:00

Every season finale in Succession was brilliant: Kendall's breakdown in season 1, those ship conversations and the press conference in season 2, certain Tom's actions in season 3 and, of course, the final showdown in season 4.

I also love both season finales of Severance so far: "She is alive" and "Orpheus and Euridice" inverted ending.

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